diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 78e1d431..de265341 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_DB: dereth
       POSTGRES_USER: postgres
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}"
+      DB_RETENTION_DAYS: 30
     volumes:
       - timescale-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     ports:
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 0c2a9e6b..60aa6bb6 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -171,53 +171,67 @@ AC_LOGIN_PACKET = bytes([
 ])
 
 async def check_server_health(address: str, port: int, timeout: float = 3.0) -> tuple[bool, float, int]:
-    """Check AC server health via UDP packet.
+    """Check AC server health via UDP packet with retry logic.
     
+    Retries 6 times with 5-second delays before declaring server down.
     Returns: (is_up, latency_ms, player_count)
     """
-    logger.debug(f"🔍 Starting health check for {address}:{port}")
-    start_time = time.time()
-    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
-    sock.setblocking(False)
+    max_retries = 6
+    retry_delay = 5.0
     
-    try:
-        # Send login packet (same as ThwargLauncher)
-        await asyncio.get_event_loop().sock_sendto(sock, AC_LOGIN_PACKET, (address, port))
+    for attempt in range(max_retries):
+        logger.debug(f"🔍 Health check attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries} for {address}:{port}")
+        start_time = time.time()
+        sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+        sock.setblocking(False)
         
-        # Wait for response with timeout
         try:
-            data, addr = await asyncio.wait_for(
-                asyncio.get_event_loop().sock_recvfrom(sock, 1024),
-                timeout=timeout
-            )
+            # Send login packet (same as ThwargLauncher)
+            await asyncio.get_event_loop().sock_sendto(sock, AC_LOGIN_PACKET, (address, port))
             
-            latency_ms = (time.time() - start_time) * 1000
-            logger.debug(f"📥 Received response from {addr}: {len(data)} bytes, latency: {latency_ms:.1f}ms")
-            
-            # Check if valid response (support both TimeSynch 0x800000 and ConnectRequest 0x40000)
-            if len(data) >= 24:
-                flags = struct.unpack('<I', data[4:8])[0]
+            # Wait for response with timeout
+            try:
+                data, addr = await asyncio.wait_for(
+                    asyncio.get_event_loop().sock_recvfrom(sock, 1024),
+                    timeout=timeout
+                )
                 
-                # Accept both TimeSynch (0x800000) and ConnectRequest (0x40000) as valid responses
-                if (flags & 0x800000) or (flags & 0x40000):
-                    # UDP health check is for server status and latency only
-                    # Player count comes from TreeStats.net API (like ThwargLauncher)
-                    logger.debug(f"✅ Valid server response: latency: {latency_ms:.1f}ms")
-                    return True, latency_ms, None
-            
-            # Any response indicates server is up, even if not the expected format
-            logger.info(f"✅ Server response (non-standard format): latency: {latency_ms:.1f}ms")
-            return True, latency_ms, None
-            
-        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-            logger.debug(f"⏰ TIMEOUT: No response from {address}:{port} after {timeout}s - server down")
-            return False, None, None
-            
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Server health check error: {e}")
-        return False, None, None
-    finally:
-        sock.close()
+                latency_ms = (time.time() - start_time) * 1000
+                logger.debug(f"📥 Received response from {addr}: {len(data)} bytes, latency: {latency_ms:.1f}ms")
+                
+                # Check if valid response (support both TimeSynch 0x800000 and ConnectRequest 0x40000)
+                if len(data) >= 24:
+                    flags = struct.unpack('<I', data[4:8])[0]
+                    
+                    # Accept both TimeSynch (0x800000) and ConnectRequest (0x40000) as valid responses
+                    if (flags & 0x800000) or (flags & 0x40000):
+                        # UDP health check is for server status and latency only
+                        # Player count comes from TreeStats.net API (like ThwargLauncher)
+                        logger.debug(f"✅ Valid server response: latency: {latency_ms:.1f}ms")
+                        return True, latency_ms, None
+                
+                # Any response indicates server is up, even if not the expected format
+                logger.info(f"✅ Server response (non-standard format): latency: {latency_ms:.1f}ms")
+                return True, latency_ms, None
+                
+            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                logger.debug(f"⏰ TIMEOUT: No response from {address}:{port} after {timeout}s")
+                if attempt < max_retries - 1:
+                    logger.debug(f"Retrying in {retry_delay} seconds...")
+                    await asyncio.sleep(retry_delay)
+                continue
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Server health check error on attempt {attempt + 1}: {e}")
+            if attempt < max_retries - 1:
+                await asyncio.sleep(retry_delay)
+            continue
+        finally:
+            sock.close()
+    
+    # Only declare down after all retries fail
+    logger.warning(f"❌ Server {address}:{port} is DOWN after {max_retries} attempts over {max_retries * retry_delay} seconds")
+    return False, None, None
 
 async def get_player_count_from_treestats(server_name: str) -> int:
     """Get player count from TreeStats.net API (same as ThwargLauncher)."""
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 1f613073..8380d171 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ body {
   font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
   background: var(--bg-main);
   color: var(--text);
+  position: relative;
 }
 
 .sort-buttons {
@@ -1450,3 +1451,4 @@ body.noselect, body.noselect * {
 .regular-spell {
     color: #88ccff;
 }
+